The vodka of choice there is Vivat...about US$5 or less!! Take it from a 767 guy...I go there a lot lately. Go with any (or all) FAs, they will surely be going to the shopping center...they always do

Ahhh, thanks. When did that happen?

Serendipitous! That’s is the only big word that I know cause it's so awesome. Some of the best trips I went in the military were:

1. Picked to go somewhere not so great and at the last minute changed to somewhere awesome that I wouldn’t have been able to get otherwise.
2. Scheduled to go somewhere new and nobody else wanted the trip and the place was awesome.
3. Someone dropped off a trip and I was called the night before and asked if I could go.

It had way more to do with the crew you had and being able to make the most out of any situation. The adventure was half the fun. I miss it and really hope I can get a phone call from Atlas.

No idea but I remember thinking that was cool when I saw it

As for schedule changes, you get all kinds. You may deadhead around the world to operate a single leg (my personal best in 6 months on line - I went 20,000 miles to operate a 1.5 hour flight) or you may leave home, land at, say, ORD thinking you're going to catch a connection to your trip and instead be sent home. Roll with the punches.

I don't care what happens once I leave, so the only frustrating aspect has been when it happens while i'm home and I get put on Home Reserve. Babysitters/day care centers aren't as rapid to adjust to the changes as I am.

Im sure your FRU experience beats our communal tent accommodations. I hear the city has some good points of interest if we could ever get out to see them.

Our 5 Star Hotel in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan :: Hyatt Regency Bishkek Hotel

Sorry to say, but yes the Hyatt Regency is very nice...btw, thanks for your service and the sacrifice. It is very gratifying to bring the soldiers home from various places...

This may be a dumb question, but I'm former military (Navy P-3 Orion) and most of my time is turboprop. So my answer to the question regarding having 2500 hours of turbofan/turbojet time would be "no". But am I expected to include my turboprop time in that? I know that isn't how it reads, but I don't want to shortchange myself if they are expecting me to include that.

But that won't mean you don't have a shot at it...a few pages back, someone mentioned they had a C130-only guy in their class.

The number one way to get a call is to find a friend that you might know at Atlas...and get a recommendation from him/her. Beyond that, you are not any less likely to get a call than anyone else just because you don't have turbojet/turbofan time.

Dover on Active Duty and currently reservist at Lackland.